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    Oracle 9i Default location for init.ora

    What is Oracle 9i Default location for “init.ora” ? and what is the default name for it?

    Thanks

    ALF

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    Isn't it same as before?
    $ORACLE_HOME/dbs on Unix?
    On Windows, it is $ORACLE_HOME\database

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    Since this is first post on this Forum, i'll answer it.

    Default $ORACLE_BASE/admin or where ever you have mentioned your admin folder while creating the database.

    And do read...

    http://www.dbasupport.com/forums/sho...threadid=36219

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    default name is:
    initSID.ora or spfileSID.ora

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    I found only spfile.ora and I couldn't read or change it.

    I'm not familiar oracle 9i on Win XPP yet and I need to update the parameter file.

    ALF

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    You can create pfile if your database was started up by spfile:

    create pfile from spfile;

    After you have a pfile, you can edit it and modify as
    you wish and startup your database:
    startup pfile=...

    Of course, you can create spfile too:
    create spfile from pfile;

    You can also modify parameter stored in spfile by:
    alter system set xxx=yyy scope=spfile;

    On window 2K, you can edit most
    of parameters directly though it is not suuported by
    Oracle because spfile is binary.

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    spfile default loc is $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/sidspfile.ora

    startup pfile='wherever you put it'

    create spfile from pfile < puts in default loc >

    then next time just do

    startup

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    SPFILE

    Thanks all for the help. Now I know what SPFILE is.

    Alf

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